Population growth rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population growth rate was -0.201 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.201
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
107th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.68
in 1967
All-time low
-1.02
in 2005
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Lesotho, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -0.201 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Lesotho peaked at 3.68 in 1967 and was at its lowest, -1.02, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 107th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1335 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2102 | +57.4% |
| 1900 | 0.8924 | +324.5% |
| 1905 | 1.26 | +40.8% |
| 1910 | 1.21 | -3.6% |
| 1915 | 1.15 | -5.1% |
| 1920 | 1.76 | +53.3% |
| 1925 | 2.08 | +18.1% |
| 1930 | 2.05 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 2 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 1.9 | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 1.76 | -7.5% |
| 1951 | 1.91 | +8.3% |
| 1952 | 2.01 | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 2.11 | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 2.21 | +5.1% |
| 1955 | 2.29 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 2.37 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 2.84 | +20.0% |
| 1958 | 2.9 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 2.96 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.98 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.98 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.96 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.93 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.93 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 3.47 | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 3.68 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 3.65 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.62 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.58 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.54 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.49 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.45 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.45 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.46 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.96 | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 2.82 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 2.87 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.91 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.91 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.91 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.9 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.88 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.85 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.82 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.26 | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 2.16 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 2.08 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.98 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.85 | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 1.73 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.59 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 1.43 | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 1.17 | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.972 | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.616 | -36.6% |
| 1998 | 0.38 | -38.3% |
| 1999 | 0.139 | -63.4% |
| 2000 | -0.071 | -151.1% |
| 2001 | -0.235 | +231.0% |
| 2002 | -0.383 | +63.0% |
| 2003 | -0.584 | +52.5% |
| 2004 | -0.825 | +41.3% |
| 2005 | -1.02 | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.196 | -119.3% |
| 2007 | 0.645 | +229.1% |
| 2008 | 0.709 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.744 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.801 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.969 | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.16 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.12 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.09 | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 1.07 | -2.1% |
| 2028 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2029 | 1.06 | -1.1% |
| 2030 | 1.04 | -1.8% |
| 2031 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2034 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 2035 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 1.02 | -0.8% |
| 2037 | 0.978 | -3.7% |
| 2038 | 0.962 | -1.6% |
| 2039 | 0.946 | -1.7% |
| 2040 | 0.929 | -1.8% |
| 2041 | 0.912 | -1.8% |
| 2042 | 0.889 | -2.5% |
| 2043 | 0.863 | -2.9% |
| 2044 | 0.841 | -2.5% |
| 2045 | 0.82 | -2.5% |
| 2046 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2047 | 0.783 | -2.1% |
| 2048 | 0.752 | -4.0% |
| 2049 | 0.717 | -4.7% |
| 2050 | 0.686 | -4.3% |
| 2051 | 0.678 | -1.2% |
| 2052 | 0.639 | -5.8% |
| 2053 | 0.6 | -6.1% |
| 2054 | 0.562 | -6.3% |
| 2055 | 0.555 | -1.2% |
| 2056 | 0.517 | -6.8% |
| 2057 | 0.503 | -2.7% |
| 2058 | 0.481 | -4.4% |
| 2059 | 0.467 | -2.9% |
| 2060 | 0.438 | -6.2% |
| 2061 | 0.418 | -4.6% |
| 2062 | 0.399 | -4.5% |
| 2063 | 0.353 | -11.5% |
| 2064 | 0.33 | -6.5% |
| 2065 | 0.301 | -8.8% |
| 2066 | 0.299 | -0.7% |
| 2067 | 0.292 | -2.3% |
| 2068 | 0.278 | -4.8% |
| 2069 | 0.256 | -7.9% |
| 2070 | 0.238 | -7.0% |
| 2071 | 0.203 | -14.7% |
| 2072 | 0.172 | -15.3% |
| 2073 | 0.161 | -6.4% |
| 2074 | 0.153 | -5.0% |
| 2075 | 0.109 | -28.8% |
| 2076 | 0.108 | -0.9% |
| 2077 | 0.097 | -10.2% |
| 2078 | 0.076 | -21.6% |
| 2079 | 0.063 | -17.1% |
| 2080 | 0.034 | -46.0% |
| 2081 | 0.025 | -26.5% |
| 2082 | 0.008 | -68.0% |
| 2083 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2084 | -0.007 | — |
| 2085 | -0.024 | +242.9% |
| 2086 | -0.015 | -37.5% |
| 2087 | -0.045 | +200.0% |
| 2088 | -0.049 | +8.9% |
| 2089 | -0.062 | +26.5% |
| 2090 | -0.066 | +6.5% |
| 2091 | -0.088 | +33.3% |
| 2092 | -0.118 | +34.1% |
| 2093 | -0.113 | -4.2% |
| 2094 | -0.123 | +8.8% |
| 2095 | -0.149 | +21.1% |
| 2096 | -0.149 | -0.0% |
| 2097 | -0.17 | +14.1% |
| 2098 | -0.176 | +3.5% |
| 2099 | -0.18 | +2.3% |
| 2100 | -0.201 | +11.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0.201 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0.201 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +324.5% | 0.2102 | 0.8924 |
| 2085 | -242.9% | -0.007 | -0.024 |
| 2007 | +229.1% | 0.196 | 0.645 |
| 2001 | -231.0% | -0.071 | -0.235 |
| 2087 | -200.0% | -0.015 | -0.045 |
| 2000 | -151.1% | 0.139 | -0.071 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2102 | 0.2102 | 0.2102 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.07 | 0.8924 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.92 | 1.76 | 2.08 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.02 | 2 | 2.05 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.93 | 1.9 | 1.96 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.33 | 1.76 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.22 | 2.93 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.25 | 2.82 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 1.98 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 0.139 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.082 | -1.02 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 0.801 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.01 | 0.946 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.8306 | 0.717 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.5688 | 0.467 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.3364 | 0.256 | 0.438 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.138 | 0.063 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.0135 | -0.062 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1332 | -0.18 | -0.066 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.201 | -0.201 | -0.201 | 1 |
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1905 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3315 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6353 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 107.36 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 190,191 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Lesotho?
- Population growth rate in Lesotho was -0.201 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 1967.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for population growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 204.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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